MTV Belgium was the

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version of MTV. The channel's audience is somewhat older than that of The Music Factory (TMF) and focuses more on

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music. In spring 2021, MTV Netherlands and MTV Belgium were merged into one channel - MTV Nederland and België.

Local Programming

*MTV Now (3 minutes news and entertainment report hosted by local VJ)

MTV Europe

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began broadcasting in Dutch 1987. Prior to 1987, the network's programs featured European video jockeys (VJ) who presented in

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. Belgian singer, writer and

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, was an MTV Europe VJ from 1987 to 1990, and was well-known for the MTV programme, ''Cokes & Vanthilt''.

MTV Netherlands

In February 2004, MTV Europe was replaced by

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on Flemish

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. Unlike its country of origin, MTV Netherlands did not broadcast 24 hours per day in Belgium, but presented Dutch content with intermittent Flemish advertising. In addition to international produced shows, there are two local shows running on MTV Flanders; a Dutch version of Ridiculousness and the Dutch-Flemish version of

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Audience

MTV Networks claims that MTV Flanders, together with TMF and

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, reaches 2.3 million households daily. The company states that it aims to deliver "strong and relevant content" to its

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audience via various

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platforms.

References

External links

* {{Viacom MTV channels Television channels in Belgium Television channels and stations established in 2004 Music organisations based in Belgium